Package and means for making the package



PACKAGE AND HEARS FOR MAKING THE PACKAGE Filed Oct. '7. 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVEN'IIOR ATTOR: EY

Oct. 8, 1929. c. FIELD PACKAGE AND MEANS FOR MAKING THE PACKAGE Filed Oct. '7, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet INVEVTOR jg/J76!!! $4 ATTO EY Patented Oct. 8, 1929 caosBY 11mm), or nnoonnr, unw' Yonx' PACKAGE AND MEANS FOR MAKING THE PACKAGE I Application flied October 7, 1927.

The present invention relates to a package and means for making the package, particularly adapted for handling ice.

An object of the present invention is to produce an article of special form for supplying ice to the consumer for use in the ice box, and wherein is also supplied flake ice or crystals which are carried by, housed in and protected by the article or package, and which may be easily and quickly removed with a spoon or other form of dipper for use in the various manners desired where small particles or flakes of ice are desired.

Another object of the invention is to provide an ice article or package which admits of uniformity in size and contour in the making of the packages and the protection of the same by a water-proof jacket, so that-the articles may be delivered to the consumer in vehicles, which may be practically completely enclosed and provided with a relatively small opening through which the packages may be ejected as desired for direct delivery to the consumer.

It is a purpose of the invention to provide a package emboding these characteristics, and

wherein the ice is protected from the usual dirt and slop which is ever present with the method now employed for delivering ice, and

to do away with the chopping and splintering and loss of the ice which is so wasteful and which promotes shrinkage in the amount of the ice carried on the vehicle before it is actually delivered.

' The invention also aims at the provision as of an article of ice, which is so constructed that the ice is protected from rapid shrinkage or melting when placed in the ice box as the article is not wholly exposed to the air currents surrounding the ice when placed in the ice chest or box, and wherein the flake ice may be removed from the article without destroying the package and without subjecting it to undue exposure.

The invention further has as an object to provide an improved method or means for producing the article, so that if desired the flake ice which is produced by the machine and methods set forth in my prior Patents Nos. 1,451,902; 1,451,903; 1,451,904; 1,479,595

and 1,480,382 may be employed as the basis Serial No. 224,541.

for the manufacture of the article of this invention and may be used in carrying out the method also forming a part of this invention.

With the foregoing and other objects in vlew, the invention will be more fully described hereinafter, and will be more particularly pointed out in the claims appended hereto.

In the drawings, wherein like symbols refer to like or corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure l is a perspective view of a package of ice constructed according to the present invention and ready for shipment and delivery to the consumer.

Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the same, showing the opening strip or closure partly removed for giving access to the interior of the package.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section taken through the same substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

F igure 4 is a perspective view of a slightly modified form of the invention.

Figure 5 is a transverse section taken through the same substantially on the line 5-5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a sectional view in perspective taken transversel through a slightly modifiild form of pac age, showing the serrated s1 e.

Figure 7 is a horizontal section taken through the same substantially on the line 77 of Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a perspective view, partly in section showing another modification in the structure of the package.

Figure 9 is a transverse section taken through the package, showing a further modification.

Figure 10 is a horizontal section taken through the same substantially on the line 10-10 of Figure 9.

Figure 11 is a perspective view of a still further modified form of the invention, and

Figure 12 is a perspective view in section, taken substantially on the line 12-12 of Figure 11, and showing the closure partly raised from the article.

Referring to the drawings, and first to the form shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, the article comprises a body portion 15 .of ice which is of a predetermined size and'shape such that a number of the finished articles may be easily handled and may be easily fitted into rows and stacks in stora e rooms, vehicles and the like for storage and delivery. (The body portions 15 may be constructed in any suitable manner, such as by the ordinary freezing of water in containers or the like, 'or the body portion 15 may be formed of flake ice mixed with water in a sufficient quantity to fill into the interstices between the flakes, so as to provide a substantially homogeneous mass throughout the whole or a part of the body 15.

or chest, the jacket 16 is provided with one or more openings of any suitable size, configuration and location, but which in the present instance may be in the form of a longitudinal slot 17 in one face of the article, such as shown in Figures 2 and 3. The opening 17 is normally closed by a flap or closure 18 which may comprise a part of the wrapper segregated therefrom by lines 19 of perforations, or which may be score lines, so as to define the dimensions of theflap 18 and which admit of the more or less easy removal of the flap when it is detached from the body of the wrapper or jacket 16, such as by rolling as shown in Figures 2 and 3.

As shown in Figure 5, the body 20 of the article may be frozen inwardly from the bottom and the edges to a predetermined extent to provide a body in the form of a receptacle having a cavity 21 therein which extends lengthwise of the article and into which may be placed flake ice 22 packed therein with more or less pressure. The cavity 21 opens through the top of the body 20 so that when the wrapper is opened at the top the flake ice maybe withdrawn as desired. In the form shown in Figures 4 and 5, the jacket or wrapper 23 has its ends meeting at one corner, such as the upper corner of the article and a portion of the Wrapper is preferably over-turned against the outer side thereof to provide a lifting or tearing flap 24 by means of which the user may tear the upper part of the wrapper from the body 20, so as to expose the cavity 21. This hollow body 20 may be made according to two different methods; the first being the taking of flake ice with water, or crushed ice and water and placing them in an ice can and freezing the mixture inwardly from the sides and bottom for a sufiicient length of time to form a bottom and walls of the desired thickness, as shown in Figures 5 and 7, and with the cavity in the body 20 of the desired depth and opening through the top ofthe article. This freezing of the mixture holds the body portion 20 in the desired shape and the thickness of the bottom and walls must be made sufficiently to compensate for melting in storage and use.

The interior of the body 20 is then drained off, and the cavity 21 is then filled with flaked ice or crushed ice. The filled frozen body is then placed in the wrapper or jacket 23 and placed in a cooler for a short time at a temperature of approximately from twenty to twenty-five degrees F. The article is now ready for delivery to the consumer.

The second method of producing the articlecomprises the taking of flake or crushed ice and compressing it in a suitable press, according to the size of the article to be produced, the press havin a die and plunger shaped to provide a ho y portion of the desired size and a cavity therein commensurate with the size of the body portion. The cavity 21 thus formed in the body 20 is filled with flake ice or crushed ice. The body with its contents is then wrapped in the water-proof jacket or covering 23 and treated as described in the first set forth method.

Another modification of the article is shown in Figures 6 and 7, wherein the body 25-of frozen material or ice is enlarged at one side 26 and provided in its outer face with serrations 27 to provide a cooling surface of relatively large area. In other respects the ackage or article is constructed as above set orth and shown in Figures 4 and 5.

In Figure 8 the frozen body or ice cake 28 is constructed with one side 29 relatively thick, this side being adapted for exposure when in the ice chest, and the wrapper comprises two lengthwise extendin parts .30 and 31 which are substantially 0 equal size and which preferabl meet at the diametrically opposite longitu inal edges of the article as shown. The section 31 of the wra per is provided at one edge with a pull flap 32, while its other edge 33 merely overlaps the adjacent ed e of the other section 30 of the wrap er. y drawing the pull flap 32 the top 0 the article is opened and the thick side 29 is exposed.

Figures 9 and 10 illustrate another modified form wherein the body or ice cake 33 has a side 34 made relatively thick and provided with a number of vertical openings or flues 35 therethrough. The wrapper is constructed of a relatively small section 36 adapted to remain stationary on the ice cake 33, whileis adapted to be stripped from the cake 33, so as to expose the top of the cavity 21 for removal of the flake or crushed ice and to also expose the thick side 34 of the ice cake and open the flues 35, permittin the flow of air through the flues to more e ciently cool the ice box or chest in which the article may be laced. a

n the modification disclosed in Figures 11 and 12, the frozen bod or ice cake 20 w th its cavity 21 and filling o flake or crushed 10c 22, is enclosed in a jacket or wrapper of corrugated or cellular board to more eflective- 1 seal the container and prevent the same rom damage incident to handling. In this case, the wrapper or jacket 38 is provided with a removable closure section 39 which is fitted in a slot or opening 40 provided in the top of the wrapper 38 in register with the cavity 21. The removable section 39 may have a handle 41 aflixed thereto in any suitable manner, so that the cover 39 may be removed and replaced to maintain the package closed and at the same time permit the casual removal of the flaked or crushed ice from the cavity 21.

It will thus be noted that the bod or cake of the article is formed of ice s aped to the configuration of a block of standard size with a cavity therein in which loose ice, in flake or crushed form may be conveniently carried and protected and maintained in .proper condition for use by the consumer.

The cover, wrapper or jacket which encloses the block with its filling may be wholly or only partly removed from the block when the latter is placed in an ice box or chest so as to cool the compartment and admit access to the loose ice.

The construction is such as to admit of various modifications in the shape, size and formation of the surfaces and flues to facilitate access of air to the ice, so that the ice box may be rapidly cooled and effectively maintained at a low temperature.

I have illustrated and described a preferred and satisfactory embodiment of my invention, but it is obvious that changes may be made therein within the spirit and scope thereof as defined in the appended claims. I

What is claimed is:

1. A package of ice comprising a body por tion of ice having a cavity open along one side therein, loose ice in the cavity, and a water-proof jacket enclosing the body and closing said cavity.

2. A package of ice comprising abody ortion frozen inwardly from its exterior ottom, lateral and end faces to provide side, end and bottom walls of ice and having a cavity therein opening through the top of the body, a filler of flake ice, and a water-proof wrapper enveloping the body and closing said cavity to house in the flake ice.

3. A package of ice comprising a body portion of desired dimensions frozen inwardly from its exterior, vertical and bottom faces to form a hollow body a cavity of which opens through the top of the body, a water-proof wrapper envelo ing the body, a portion of said wrapper to segregated from the wrapper in substantial regist with the cavity in said body for exposing t e cavity when said portion of the wrapper is removed, and a body of ice particles packed in said cavity.

4. An ice package comprising a body portion of frozen material providing bottom, side and end walls and having a cavity therein opening through the top of the body, one of said side walls being thicker than the opposite side wall and having a formation for increasin the cooling surface area of the article, and a water-proof jacket enveloping the body.

5. A package of ice comprising a frozen body portion having a cavity therein, a quantit of flake ice packed in said cavity, one si e of said body being thicker than the other side to provide an increased cooling surface area at said side of the body, and a two-part water-proof wrapper enclosing said bod one part of said wrapper being removable and fitting over said enlarged side of the body and over the mouth of said cavity for normally enclosing the side and cavity for transportation and handling of the article.

6. A package of ice comprising a frozen body ortion having a cavity therein, a body of fla e ice in said cavity, a wrapper enclosing said body and closing the cavity, one side of said body being thicker than the other side to provide an increased cooling surface area, said wrapper having a removable portion extending over said thicker side of the body and adapted to be removed for exposing said side of the body, said thicker side of the body having a formation increasing the cooling surface area of said side of the body.

7. A package of ice comprising a frozen mass of desired dimensions and a waterproof wrapper enclosing said mass to protect same against melting in handling, said wrapper being closed along the edges of the mass and comprising a longitudinally-extending portion to be segregated from the remainder of the wrapper from end to end to expose said mass along one side thereof.

8. A vendable commodity of the character described comprising an'ice block having a cavity therein opening upon the outer face of the block, an edible material within said cavity preserved in substantially its original condition by the refrigerant action of the ice block, and removable closure means for the open side of said cavity.

9. A vendable commodity of the character described comprising an ice block having a cavity therein opening upon the outer face of the block, an edible material within said cavity preserved in substantially its original condition by the refrigerant action of the ice block, andc'ontainer megms for the ice block including a part extending over and sealing the open side of said cavity.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name hereto.

CROSBY FIELD. 

